Shloka 24.19Unverified draft
तमिन्द्रं स्नापयन् देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधना:। कलशैस्स्नापयामासुर्मलं चास्य प्रमोचयन्।।1.24.19।।
Meaning
The gods and ascetic sages bathed Indra, pouring water from their vessels to cleanse away his impurity.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tam indram snāpayan devāḥ | तम् इन्द्रम् स्नापयन् देवाः | the gods, bathing that Indra | Nominative plural |
| ṛṣayaḥ ca tapaḥ-dhanāḥ | ऋषयः च तपः-धनाः | and the sages whose wealth is austerity | Nominative plural |
| kalaśaiḥ snāpayāmāsuḥ | कलशैः स्नापयामासुः | bathed [him] with pitchers | Instrumental plural / Verb (periphrastic perfect) |
| malam ca asya pramocayan | मलम् च अस्य प्रमोचयन् | and released him from his impurity | Accusative singular / Verb (imperfect causative) |
Reference: 1.24.19 · Bāla Kāṇḍa